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Hardin County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Silsbee

  • 251wells
  • 12drilling locations in two years
  • 54producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Silsbee

Map of Silsbee, Texas: 251 wells and 12 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations12Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells122On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing40Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged89The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (30.34910, -94.17796); the counts are for wells inside it. Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outlines, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map.

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Drilling permits near Silsbee are rising: 8 permits in the last 12 months, 4 in the 12 months before. They are spread around town, with no side clearly ahead. The nearest is 5.4 miles north-west of the town's point. 251 wells and 12 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Silsbee, each where the state puts it. 54 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Silsbee

The 12 drilling permits of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N 2NE E SE S SW 8W NW 2
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 12 permits

  • 3finished, on a lease that reports productionThe well was completed and its lease is reporting oil or gas to the state.
  • 5drilling startedThe operator reported a start date. No completion is on file yet.
  • 4still only a permitNothing after the permit is on file. Many permits wait a year or more, and some are never drilled.

Wells finished in the last two years: 2 south-west of town.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 7 wells start outside the 10-mile circle and end inside it. 4 start inside and end outside. So a well can drain land a mile or two from the spot where it shows on a map.

A permit is permission to drill, not a well, and a well nearby says nothing about who owns the minerals under it. Direction is taken from the well's surface location. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permits and wellbore records.

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Silsbee

wells with a location on the state's map
251
drilling permits in the last 24 months
12
producing leases with a well in the circle
54
operators running them
12
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
163,645 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
538,521 mcf

A lease counts when at least one of its wells is inside the circle; its whole production is counted, so a lease reaching beyond the circle counts in full.

In dollars

What the oil and gas near Silsbee sold for

The 54 producing leases with a well near Silsbee sold about $14 million of oil and gas from September 2025 to August 2026, at the public monthly prices.
sale value of 12 months, before taxes and costs
$14 million
oil and condensate sold
161,650 bbl
gas sold
407,516 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$184,228

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Silsbee comes to about $1,842 for the 12 months.

Sold volumes at the public monthly prices, before severance tax and any costs. A guide to the size, not what any owner was paid.

Sold volumes from each lease's monthly report to the Railroad Commission, times the month's West Texas Intermediate oil price and Henry Hub gas price (EIA). Real prices at the lease differ. A lease counts in full when one of its wells is near the town. Check a statement against what the lease sold

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits near Silsbee

The 15 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Silsbee
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-09-25ARRIOLA FEE 199vertical · API 42-199-33674 · permit 0918913Whitehead Resources, Ltd.8.9 mi SW30.23003, -94.23572 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-14ARRIOLA FEE 197vertical · API 42-199-33672 · permit 0917815Whitehead Resources, Ltd.9.0 mi SW30.22911, -94.23754 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-16ARRIOLA FEE 195vertical · API 42-199-33478 · permit 0914835Whitehead Resources, Ltd.9.2 mi SW30.23040, -94.24724 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-06ARRIOLA FEE 196vertical · API 42-199-33671 · permit 0914487Whitehead Resources, Ltd.9.1 mi SW30.22810, -94.24010 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-24ARRIOLA FEE 194vertical · API 42-199-33670 · permit 0914275Whitehead Resources, Ltd.9.2 mi SW30.22817, -94.24147 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-02-18VFE 1vertical · API 42-199-33667 · permit 0912865Gateway Operating LLC9.1 mi NW30.40305, -94.31766 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-02-11ELLIOT, F.P FEE 15vertical · API 42-199-33669 · permit 0913251Foundation Energy Management LLC5.8 mi N30.43240, -94.19349 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-02-02ARRIOLA FEE 193vertical · API 42-199-33668 · permit 0913117Whitehead Resources, Ltd.9.1 mi SW30.22777, -94.23983 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-06-26ELLIOTT, B.P. 2vertical · API 42-199-33047 · permit 0908830Mosbacher Energy Company5.4 mi NW30.42019, -94.21799 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-06-24GEMINI 1vertical · API 42-199-33664 · permit 0908379Black Belt Operating, LLC8.9 mi N30.47310, -94.22021 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2025-04-25ARRIOLA FEE 192STvertical · API 42-199-33663 · permit 0907599Whitehead Resources, Ltd.9.1 mi SW30.22863, -94.23958 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-11-26ARRIOLA FEE 190vertical · API 42-199-33660 · permit 0904260Whitehead Resources, Ltd.8.8 mi SW30.23502, -94.24320 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-01-12ELLIOT, F.P. FEE 15vertical · API 42-199-33656 · permit 0896387Foundation Energy Management LLC5.8 mi N30.43219, -94.19331 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-01-09BARRACUDA 1vertical · API 42-241-30924 · permit 0896414Atoka Operating, Inc.10.0 mi SE30.26616, -94.04075 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-11-03LONESOME DOVE 1vertical · API 42-199-33655 · permit 0895031Whitehead Resources, Ltd.9.4 mi SW30.22850, -94.25178 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)

A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Distances are from the town's point to the well's surface location. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permits.

Find your land

The surveys under the new drilling near Silsbee

Your deed or county tax notice names a survey and an abstract number. These are the ones with the most drilling permits in the last two years. Each has its own page with its wells and permits.
  • A-1 ARRIOLA, E8 permits, newest September 25, 2026
  • A-376 LANDIS, J1 permit, newest February 18, 2026
  • A-17 ELLERY, J1 permit, newest February 11, 2026
  • A-18 ELLIOTT, F P1 permit, newest June 26, 2025
  • A-52 VICKERS, J A1 permit, newest June 24, 2025

Not in the list? Search every survey in the county by name or abstract number.

Who is on the county roll

What the county mineral roll lists near Silsbee

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 308 accounts under 220 owner names on 34 leases with a well near Silsbee.
mineral accounts on the roll
308
owner names
220
appraised value of those accounts
$7.8 million
the middle account's appraised value
$2,040
the middle account in all of Hardin County
$250

Totals from the county appraisal district's mineral roll, matched to leases by the state lease number. No owner is named here, and a count under 10 accounts or 5 owner names is left out. How Hardin County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Silsbee

The 20 producing leases with a well inside the circle, most oil and gas first. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993, free.
  1. 1F. P. Elliot Fee30,394 bbl · 9,383 mcf a yearFoundation Energy Management LLC · Hardin County · 2 wells in the circle
  2. 2Arriola Fee19,629 bbl · 0 mcf a yearWhitehead Resources, Ltd. · Hardin County · 86 wells in the circle
  3. 3Brooks, G. W. Fee12,041 bbl · 37,019 mcf a yearFoundation Energy Management LLC · Hardin County · 4 wells in the circle
  4. 4Village Creek SP Gu976 bbl · 100,602 mcf a yearFaulconer Energy, LLC · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  5. 5Daffy15,084 bbl · 0 mcf a yearWhitehead Resources, Ltd. · Jasper County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6BP Country Lane2,192 bbl · 65,512 mcf a yearZachry Exploration, LLC · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  7. 7BP A-525,660 bbl · 39,184 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8BP America 'A-39'1,380 bbl · 57,720 mcf a yearWhitehead Resources, Ltd. · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  9. 9F. P. Elliot9,222 bbl · 5,380 mcf a yearFoundation Energy Management LLC · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10BP-Fee3,406 bbl · 32,416 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  11. 11BP Rafferty A-454,127 bbl · 24,413 mcf a yearUnion Gas Operating Company · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12BP A-523,569 bbl · 24,304 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Petty "A" #8 Gas Unit3,564 bbl · 21,700 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  14. 14Petty Gas Unit3,444 bbl · 12,994 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15Brooks, G. W., Fee3,531 bbl · 10,245 mcf a yearFoundation Energy Management LLC · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  16. 16Petty "A" #7 Gas Unit2,124 bbl · 16,604 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  17. 17Elliott, F. P., Fee4,102 bbl · 2,854 mcf a yearFoundation Energy Management LLC · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  18. 18BP Vickers "A"4,379 bbl · 0 mcf a yearNeches Transport Inc. · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  19. 19Petty2,526 bbl · 10,162 mcf a yearBurk Royalty Co., Ltd. · Hardin County · 1 well in the circle
  20. 20Elliott, B.p.4,035 bbl · 0 mcf a yearMosbacher Energy Company · Hardin County · 2 wells in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Silsbee

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 54 producing leases near Silsbee. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • ENERGY TRANS CRUDE MARKETING LLC13 leases
  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.13 leases
  • GENESIS CRUDE OIL, L.P.12 leases
  • AMJ INC9 leases
  • EASTEX CRUDE COMPANY, LLC6 leases

Gas

  • ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC24 leases
  • ENTERPRISE GC LLC12 leases
  • ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY3 leases
  • UPSTREAM ENERGY SERVICES3 leases
  • FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC1 lease

From each lease's newest Form P-4 filing with the Railroad Commission, which names its gatherers and purchasers. One lease can name several.

If your checks stopped

Leases near Silsbee that went quiet or changed hands

The two most common reasons a royalty check stops: the lease stopped reporting production, or a new company took it over and the paperwork is catching up.

12 leases reported nothing for a year or more

Leases that reported within the last four years and then stopped. The newest to stop first; 10 shown.

  • BP-Vickers Fee · Howard Exploration, Inc.last report May 2025
  • BP America 'A-435' · Long Branch Production, LLClast report February 2024
  • Jacques · Whitehead Resources, Ltd.last report October 2023
  • Sebastian · Crisco Operating LLClast report April 2023
  • Salsbury · Davis Southern Operating Co LLClast report January 2023
  • BP Vickers "F" · Foundation Oil Company, Inc.last report December 2022
  • BP Fee · Foundation Oil Company, Inc.last report December 2022
  • BP Vickers "A" · Foundation Oil Company, Inc.last report December 2022
  • BP Vickers "A" · Foundation Oil Company, Inc.last report December 2022
  • BP Vickers 'D' · Foundation Oil Company, Inc.last report December 2022

Is my lease still active?

16 leases got a new operator in two years

Checks often pause after a change while the new company sets up its owner records. The newest first; 10 shown.

My royalty checks stopped: what to do

From the monthly production reports operators file with the Railroad Commission. The newest months fill in late, so a lease is listed only after 12 months with no report.

Year by year

Production of the leases near Silsbee, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2020: 338,592 bbl of oil. 2025 was 182,568, 46% lower.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Silsbee, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far104,707345,871
2025182,568550,428
2024233,507807,785
2023221,023876,779
2022276,2781,175,295
2021303,1101,440,052
2020338,5921,699,843

Every lease with a well in the circle, producing now or not, as reported to the Railroad Commission. The newest months fill in as operators report.

The long view: in the state's records from January 1993 on, 111 of these leases reported 12,035,810 bbl of oil and condensate and 82,613,256 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Around it

Towns near Silsbee

Silsbee has more wells than 4 of the 10 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Silsbee is in ZIP code 77656: its wells and permits

All of Hardin County: leases, operators and production · Hardin County well map

Press and community kit

Writing about Silsbee? Take what you need

For a local paper, a county office, a school or a community group: the figures, the map and the words, free to use with the credit line. Data as of November 15, 2026.
Fact sheet · one page · PDFSilsbee, Texas251wells within 10 miles122on producing leases129not producing or plugged8permits, 12 monthsDownload the fact sheet

Three facts to quote

  • 251 oil and gas wells on the state's map lie within 10 miles of Silsbee: 122 on producing leases, 40 not producing and 89 plugged.
  • The Railroad Commission of Texas issued 8 drilling permits within 10 miles of Silsbee in the last 12 months, the newest dated September 25, 2026.
  • The 54 producing leases with a well in that circle, run by 12 operators, reported 163,645 barrels of oil and 538,521 thousand cubic feet of gas over their latest 12 months.

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How to cite

Railroad Commission of Texas records of the wells and drilling permits within 10 miles of Silsbee, mapped by Royalty Clerk (https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/towns/silsbee-tx), data as of November 15, 2026.

Under a map or a chart: Source: Railroad Commission of Texas · Map: Royalty Clerk, with a link to this page.

The figures say where the state's records put wells and permits, not who owns the land or the minerals. Kits for other Texas towns

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Watch the 10 miles around Silsbee

One email a week at most, and only when something is filed: a new drilling permit, a finished well, or first production with a well location inside this circle.

Watching a place says nothing about who owns the land or the minerals there. For the whole county, or one survey, use the Hardin County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Silsbee?

251 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Silsbee: 122 on leases that are producing, 40 not producing and 89 plugged. The state also issued 12 drilling permits with a well location in that circle in the last 24 months.

What are the coordinates on this page?

Latitude and longitude of the well's surface location in NAD83, the coordinates map apps use. They come from the Railroad Commission's well layers as published, and from its drilling permit files, which are published in the older NAD27 and converted here. Paste them into any map app. A horizontal well's bottom hole can be a mile or two away from its surface location.

Do I own minerals under a well near Silsbee?

A well nearby says nothing about who owns the minerals under it. The county's mineral roll lists who is paid on each producing lease. Search a name to see whether the Hardin County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Silsbee picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Silsbee are rising: 8 permits in the last 12 months, 4 in the 12 months before. They are spread around town, with no side clearly ahead. The nearest is 5.4 miles north-west of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Silsbee worth?

The 54 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $14 million of oil and gas in their newest 12 months on file, at the public monthly prices and before taxes and costs. That is what the leases sold, not what a tract of land or a mineral interest is worth: an owner is paid a share of one lease.

My checks from a lease here stopped. Why?

The usual reasons: the lease stopped producing, a new operator took it over, or the operator put the payments in suspense over a title or address question. Near Silsbee, 12 leases went quiet and 16 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Silsbee?

See whether a county roll lists your name, and get an email when a permit or a new well is filed near you.

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Sources

Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.